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MattRR21 commented on picture ID 203595.
Bold jumping spider (Phiddipus audax) most likely. Cute!... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
MattRR21 commented on picture ID 203597.
Phiddipus Johnsoni seems most likely in BC Canada. Totally harmless (and probably pretty friendly/curious) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58421-Phidippus-johnsoni... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203575.
Very true. The face patterns are very similar also, often dark on fishing spiders. This might be Pisaurina mira for that broad dark stipe on the carapace.... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
SoggyCoffee commented on picture ID 203593.
Most likely a long bodied cellar spider, Pholcus phalangiodes: https://spiderid.com/spider/pholcidae/pholcus/phalangioides/... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 203575.
Maybe a Nursery Web Spider? Angie, Fishing Spiders and Nursery Web Spiders are in the same family. Both carry their egg sacs around with them using their mouth appendages. They need to guard the egg sacs from parasitic wasps. Your spider has a partial nursery web built near the tip of the leaf. It's a soft wall that can be made into a full tent. It helps keep predators away, keeps tempe... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 199820.
Magnaclub, I like your Spider Pool Game. :) I have good memories of playing it when visited relatives in South Carolina. The Wolf Spiders floated near the skimmers because that's where insects that drown on the surface of the pool go. A plentiful buffet for a big spider. My Father - in- law ( a native southerner) was raised to be afraid of all bugs and he killed the spiders. Grrrrrr. So... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 203573.
Thank you for talking care of him. I like seeing spiders drink water. I didn't know they could do that before I started volunteering on this site.... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 203571.
Happy Earth Day! It's my favorite holiday. :) Dan, I went with A. argentata due to location and the silver ( argent) on the abdomen. At this angle the bumps of the posterior are at an angle that looks like the posterior of A. lobata. Thank you all for working on identifying her.... Discussion Thread
April 22, 2025
Maxx1322 commented on picture ID 203571.
Very close.... Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata YES I agree wholeheartedly!! ... Discussion Thread
April 21, 2025
Maxx1322 commented on picture ID 203571.
Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata Thank you!! I was scared it might be poisonous; but upon "your reply" I googled it on google images and found the exact spider! Man its beautiful; and I'm not a lover of spiders...LOL But it's shiny GOLD appearance with white spots is something to marvel...Its beauty is what saved its "Life" LOL; I'll be moving the 3 to safer spot for them to chil... Discussion Thread
April 21, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203587.
Female southern black widow. Laterodectus mactans.... Discussion Thread
April 20, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203583.
A jumping spider of sort, not enough detail for a confident ID.... Discussion Thread
April 20, 2025
Elljay commented on picture ID 203561.
Thank you! I went back to look at the web (which I couldn’t see well with hundreds of spiderlings) and it does, indeed, look like an orb weaver.... Discussion Thread
April 20, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203577.
A Mle funnel weaver, maybe Tegenaria genus. Domestic house spider.... Discussion Thread
April 20, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203575.
A fishing spider, Dolomedes genus.... Discussion Thread
April 20, 2025
PattyMcB commented on picture ID 203573.
Either way, I'll be certain to let him go somewhere that gives him a good chance at survival! He's a cool little guy... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
PattyMcB commented on picture ID 203573.
Thanks for the quick reply! I'll probably have the boys look for whatever ant colony he wandered away from and release him close by if possible!... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203569.
A common domestic house spider.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203567.
A female southern house spider. Kukucania hibernalis. Totally harmless. Only downside having them around is a messy web.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203571.
Argiope lobata I believe. Beautiful spiders.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
PattyMcB commented on picture ID 203573.
He's about 1/4-inch long, including legs. So, if he is an ant-mimic, he may not be as young as I first thought. We also have a wooded area behind the house, so he may have wandered away from an ant colony back there.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
MattRR21 commented on picture ID 203571.
Argiope argentata would be my guess, potentially Argiope blanda. Gorgeous spider.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
Phiditude commented on picture ID 190330.
It's a Phidippus adumbratus adult male.... Use iNaturalist.org next time... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203557.
Pretty good for the vintage, not many photos of these.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203563.
It may not be a recluse, may not even be a true spider, OR, I am mistaking a hair for long leggs. This is one of those we need a better photo for any certainty.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203561.
Spiderling orb weavers, likely Araneus genus.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203551.
I think so. If you can see it crawl, they have a different gait than true spiders, sort of cute to watch.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203549.
A young furrow orb weaver I believe.... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
ludenssein commented on picture ID 203563.
apologies, ik the quality is quite bad but my friend was worried it might be a brown recluse, any takers? if it helps any the spider IS brown, but the legs are very skinny... Discussion Thread
April 19, 2025
ChipAmanStan commented on picture ID 203482.
Southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans) you should leave it alone... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
ChipAmanStan commented on picture ID 203508.
that is 100% a red back spider these are highly venomous so you should leave it alone... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
Wolfsaur commented on picture ID 199991.
Yep it was in a massive web and was larger than a typical black widow like orb weavers are. The train station I found it at gets lots of orb weavers which is nice since they help with the mosquitos.... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
Wolfsaur commented on picture ID 199993.
You are totally right the website you linked even says that they get confused with Woodlouse hunters... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203539.
I agree, Probably eating pantry bugs and drain flies in the cafetria.... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203541.
Nice shot of the eyes.... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203545.
I don't think it is either. Patterns on the abdomen and visible hairs on the legs rule out recluse. For the most part, its habitus is like a funnel weaver, but never seen such large mouth parts on one of those. There is not enough detail in the eyes to declare a wolf spider, but those and funnel weavers can closely resemble each other... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203545.
It's definitely not a recluse. I don't think it is a wolf spider either...I think it is a male garden ghost spider.. Hibana gracilis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247516697... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203543.
For the eyes, its a cellar spider, Looks like Holocnemus genus.... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
Ozzkat commented on picture ID 203539.
What a beautiful spider! I love the silver.... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 199328.
Nice photo. There are 2 species in the area https://bugguide.net/node/view/471320 H. selenopoidea is most likely, H. theologica is theoretically possible.... Discussion Thread
April 18, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203537.
A male Heteropoda venatoria, huntsman spider. Very harmless, good for a housemate.... Discussion Thread
April 17, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203535.
Probably family Linyphiidae.... Discussion Thread
April 17, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203486.
Looks like Trochosa sp., but they don’t spin webs.... Discussion Thread
April 16, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203517.
O. salticus doesn't live in Indonesia. One of the Oxyopes spp.... Discussion Thread
April 15, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203521.
Trichonephila fenestrata.... Discussion Thread
April 15, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203519.
A male southern house spider. Totally harmless, These are often mistaken for recluse and needlessly killed. Species Kukulcania hibernalis - Southern House Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread
April 15, 2025
Monkeybehindbars commented on picture ID 203517.
Could it be Oxyopes salticus? Does it live on Sulawesi?... Discussion Thread
April 15, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203515.
I'm thinking running crab spider, maybe Ebo genus.... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203506.
Steatoda nobilis I believe... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203494.
With spines or hairs on the legs, it isn't a recluse... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 201398.
Sorry about the delayed answer. No, not a Recluse. It might be a Marbled Cellar Spider https://spiderid.com/spider/pholcidae/holocnemus/pluchei/ Arizona has a nice diverse amount of Cellar Spider species. Family Pholcidae spiders are harmless and are being studied for their unusually impressive ability to walk up smooth vertical surfaces.... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 199460.
I think you're correct. The species has 2 arched lines of 4 eyes, like a lemon on its side. The top row is visible in your photo. Thanks for the info about what the bite feels like. I don't think anyone else has told us what it feels like. It's useful info for us when we are trying to answer questions about whether a spider might have bit someone. We also use the "what it feels like" for pe... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 196296.
This pretty spider might be Steatoda erigoniformis. . It's a fairly newly introduced species to USA. Arizona, Florida, and probably more states, have them. I just learned about the introduction and I'm checking some of our unidentified photos to see if they might be a match.... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203500.
Steatoda grossa, a harmless spider.... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203502.
A furrow orbweaver (Larinioides cornutus).... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
KingB commented on picture ID 203480.
Thank you so much for the rapid reply. I was able to successfully relocate her and her sac of babies to a patch of woods half a mile from my house.... Discussion Thread
April 14, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203490.
Nice picture. I think it is phidippus johnsoni https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172937942... Discussion Thread
April 13, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203488.
This is a harmless wall crab spider in the genus Selenops... Discussion Thread
April 13, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203480.
This is a lovely female wolf spider in the genus Tigrosa. I am going to guess that it is Tigrosa helluo as I don't see any banding on the legs....but I am not at all sure of the species id... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
South side Irish commented on picture ID 203476.
Thank you for the information. I’ve only been living in the California desert for four and a half months and have no idea what any of these strange bugs are. Had nothing like this in Chicago. ... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203476.
This isn't actually a spider. It's another type of arachnid called a Solifuge...aka a Sun spider or camel spider. They are harmless... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203478.
I think this is Steatoda triangulosa... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
Nod commented on picture ID 203466.
Omg . That's true love. He's a keeper.... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 203466.
Thank you both! I wish I saw it. My husband took the photo for me as a display of love. He is healing from arachnophobia. He chose to learn to lose the fear so he can understand me and spend time hunting bugs with me. Like many people who send us spider photos, it is a triumph over fear to look closely at a spider and take a photo.... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
TangledWeb commented on picture ID 203470.
hypertay, I've noticed that jumping spiders seem to pose for photos too. There was on Bold Jumping Spider who would strike a different pose after every flash from my camera. I've seen the same thing with Dragonflies. Some will charge postures, angles, and the object they're perched on to keep the camera on theim. I end up with dragon flies following me around and posing in front of me to keep ... Discussion Thread
April 12, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203472.
Yes, Steatoda nobilis.... Discussion Thread
April 11, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203470.
Yes, Lyssomanes viridis. cool spiders.... Discussion Thread
April 11, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203460.
If I can enhance those eyes, I could be a bit more certain, but looks to me like a Tigrosa genus wolf spider. If that is the Olios, nice find and cool spider.... Discussion Thread
April 11, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203468.
Loxosceles reclusa has potent necrotic venom, but it’s a shy, non-aggressive spider. Bites are rare and usually happen only when it’s pressed against the skin. Here’s a video where a guy presses one against his hand — and it doesn’t bite: https://youtu.be/kU0Xak1L0Tc?si=G-NxRbMBx4RNr-iE. Still, handling them is risky and not recommended.... Discussion Thread
April 11, 2025
cursag3 commented on picture ID 203468.
Loxosceles reclusa — and yeah, a venomous friend. You can safely catch it with a jar and a piece of cardboard, then release it far from your home. No need to harm it; it won’t bother you unless provoked.... Discussion Thread
April 11, 2025
BugmanDan commented on picture ID 203450.
You are probably correct. I thought the face looked a bit odd, but even for Calisoga.... Discussion Thread
April 11, 2025